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Questions over millions for Cornwall 'bomb site' development - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's deputy leader responded to questions about spending on the delayed £170 million Pydar development project in Truro.
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2026
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Cornwall Council leader tells MP to stop 'whingeing' over funding disagreement - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost told Labour MP Noah Law to stop "whingeing" over funding while Law criticized council's adult social care spending.
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Cornwall Council 'U-turns' on proposal to restrict free bus passes - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council withdrew its proposal to restrict 24-hour free bus passes following pressure from Conservative and ruling cabinet party members.
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'Not a good day for Cornwall' as council tax increases in difficult budget - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved a 4.99% council tax increase and £59 million in service cuts as part of a difficult budget requiring £154 million savings over three years.
2025
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Cornwall Council needs to make up to £70m savings - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council needs to make savings of £45-70 million to achieve a balanced budget for next year.
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Cornwall residents face maximum council tax rise for next three years - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Cabinet expects to impose maximum 4.99% council tax increases for the next three years, blaming Government funding pressures.
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First recycling centre of its kind in the world opens in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cleaner Seas Group opened a world-first microplastic recycling facility in Bude with £928,000 funding from Cornwall Council and government.
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Cornwall Council Cabinet reverses previous administration's decision on car parks and airport - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's new administration scrapped plans to privatise 19 car parks and sell Cornwall Airport Newquay, reversing decisions by the previous administration.
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Reform UK say democracy is not happening at Cornwall Council - Cornwall Live
Reform UK leader Rob Parsonage claims democracy is lacking at Cornwall Council over committee chair allocations for opposition parties.
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Cornwall planning: Huge 'unprecedented' wind farm approved despite height fears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved a wind farm of 22 115-meter turbines near Launceston despite acknowledged landscape harm, citing renewable energy benefits.
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Reform UK members in Cornwall defend living miles from the areas they represent - Cornwall Live
Reform UK councillors in Cornwall defend living over 36 miles from the areas they represent at Cornwall Council.
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Reform refused a 'pathway to power' in Cornwall, claims Lib Dem leader - Cornwall Live
Reform leader claims other parties refused to work with them after Reform won 28 seats but lacked majority needed for Cornwall Council administration.
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Mexican stand-off at Cornwall Council - Cornwall Live
Reform UK won 28 seats at Cornwall Council but faces opposition from other parties seeking to prevent them forming the administration.
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Cornwall Council responds to rumour 'upcountry' councils are housing people in the county - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's housing cabinet member says rumors about outside councils housing people in Cornwall are stirred by racial prejudice.
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Prince William should do more to help housing crisis, council hears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council heard calls for Prince William's Duchy of Cornwall and other major landowners to help address housing shortages.
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Urgent call for safety changes at Cornwall's deadliest blackspot - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council will consider supporting plans for safety upgrades at Plusha junction on the A30 where six deaths occurred.
2024
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Cornwall goes to the polls in 2025 - everything you need to know about the elections - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council elections scheduled for May 1, 2025, with Conservatives currently holding narrow majority by one seat.
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All 29 Cornwall councillors who want to oust council leader are named - Cornwall Live
Twenty-nine Cornwall councillors, led by John Conway, have submitted a vote of no-confidence motion against Conservative leader Linda Taylor for Thursday.
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New Cornwall town the size of Wadebridge 'severely constrained' by volatile market - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's flagship Langarth Garden Village development has been severely constrained by economic downturn and volatile housing markets.
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Cornwall Council's private company Corserv is running at a £4 million loss - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Corserv company reports £4 million loss, preventing dividend payments to shareholders until 2025/26.
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Warning that Truro's Pydar scheme will be Cornwall Council's own 'bankruptcy project' - Cornwall Live
Conservative councillor warned Cornwall Council against spending additional £10m on Truro's Pydar development scheme, calling it a potential "bankruptcy project.
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Cornwall planning: People power saves 40-year-old farm home from being removed by council - Cornwall Live
Community pressure prevents Cornwall Council from removing 40-year-old mobile home after occupant's death despite original planning conditions.
2023
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Cornwall Council denies its finances are 'spiralling out of control' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council faces £16 million overspending as deputy leader David Harris denies finances are spiralling out of control amid Conservative criticism.
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Cutting school bus routes and making pupils walk is 'ridiculous and dangerous' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall politicians and parents oppose council proposal to cut 16 school bus routes deemed suitable for walking.
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Call for Cornwall cabbies to do school runs and not Essex drivers - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Councillor Adam Paynter questioned at council meeting why children are being transported to school by taxi drivers from Essex and Shropshire.